Wheeled devices having wheels and detachable handles



March 30, 1965 D. TRICARICO 3,175,328

WHEELED DEVICES HAVING WHEELS AND DETAGHABLE HANDLES Filed 001',- 21,1963 United States Patent 3,175,328 WHEELED DEVICES HAVING WHEELS ANDDETACI-IABLE HANDLES Dominick Tricarieo, 84-08 266th St, Floral Park,Long Island, N.Y. Filed Oct. 21, 1963, Ser. No. 317,494 2 Claims. (Cl.46-220) My invention is directed toward a new game, which I call rollingpolo, and to devices for use therein.

It is an object of my invention to provide a new game similar to polo,but wherein the players use new wheeled devices instead of horses.

Another object of my invention is to provide a new type of wheeleddevice for the uses indicated.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a new type of wheeleddevice of the character indicated, having a handle which when separatedfrom the remainder of the device, can be employed as a polo mallet.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of myinvention will now be explained with reference both to thisspecification and to the drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevation, partially in crosssection, of my wheeleddevice;

FIGURE 2 is a side elevation view thereof; and

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary view of a modification of my wheeled device.

Referring now to FIGURES 1 and 2, a wheel is provided with a rim 10, atire 12 mounted on said rim, a central shaft 14 defining the wheel axis,and spokes 16 securing said rim to said shaft. An enlarged disc 18 issecured to shaft 14, the periphery of said disc having a centrallydisposed annular groove 20. An elongated handle 22 terminates at one endin a metal member 24, having a slot 26 extending in the same directionas said handle. A portion 28 of shaft 14 extends beyond said disc and isreadily engageable and disengageable by said slot 26.

A clamp 30 secures a bracket 32 to said handle, said bracket having aridged member 34 engageable and disengageable from said groove 20 andhaving side pieces 36 which, when said member 34 is engaged in saidgroove, fit over opposite ends of said disc 18.

In playing the game, each player is provided with a separate device ofthe type shown, as well as a polo mal- 3,175,328 Patented Mar. 30, 1965let. A ball is provided, and the game is played in accordance with therules of polo, but using the wheeled devices instead of horses. Eachplayer, to approach the ball, lowers his handle to an approximatelyhorizontal position, pushes his wheel until he reaches the ball, stopshis wheel, moves the handle to a vertical position, then hits the ballwith his mallet.

Alternatively, a mallet head can be secured to the free end of member34, as shown in FIGURE 3. Then, when the wheel is stopped, the playerdisengages the handle from the wheel, and uses the handle as a mallet.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings, my protection is to be limited only by the terms of the claimswhich follow:

I claim:

1. A device of the character indicated comprising a wheel, a shaftsecured to said wheel and defining the axis thereof, a handle, a metalmember secured to one end of said handle and having a slot extending inthe same direction as said handle, said slot being engageable with anddisengageable from the shaft, a disc concentrically mounted about saidshaft and interposed between said wheel and said member, said handlebeing provided with means engageable with and disengageable from saiddisc, said handle being offset from said wheel, said slot extending in adirection transverse to said shaft, said slot being readily releasablefrom said shaft when the handle is positioned vertically, said slotbeing in full engagement with said shaft when said handle is positionedvertically.

2. A device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the periphery of said disccarries an annular groove and said means has a ridged member engageablewith and disengageable from said groove.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,103,030 7/ 14Cafiferty 46-114 2,950,565 8/60 Bridges 46220 X 2,970,403 2/ 61 Land46220 FOREIGN PATENTS 4,465 1891 Great Britain. 619,381 9/ 35 Germany.

RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner.

1. A DEVICE OF THE CHARACTER INDICATED COMPRISING A WHEEL, A SHAFTSECURED TO SAID WHEEL AND DEFINING THE AXIS THEREOF, A HANDLE, A METALMEMBER SECURED TO ONE END OF SAID HANDLE AND HAVING A SLOT EXTENDING INTHE SAME DIRECTION AS SAID HANDLE, SAID SLOT BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH ANDDISENGAGEABLE FROM THE SHAFT, A DISC CONCENTRICALLY MOUNTED ABOUT SAIDSHAFT AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID WHEEL AND SAID MEMBER, SAID HANDLEBEING PROVIDED WITH MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH AND DISENGAGEABLE FROM SAIDDISC, SAID HANDLE BEING OFFSET FROM SAID WHEEL, SAID SLOT EXTENDING IN ADIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO SAID SHAFT, SAID SLOT BEING READILY RELEASABLEFROM SAID SHAFT WHEN THE HANDLE IS POSITIONED VERTICALLY, SAID SLOTBEING IN FULL ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHAFT SAID HANDLE IS POSITIONEDVERTICALLY.